Fiscal Year 2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
AFOSR Announcement NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250005
ARO Announcement W911NF25S0003
ONR Announcement N0001425SF001
The total amount of funding for the 12 months available for grants resulting from this DURIP NOFO is estimated to be approximately $34 million dollars pending appropriations. DURIP awards are contingent on availability of funds and the scope of the proposed acquisition and intended research and education. Typical funding per grant is $50,000 to $3,000,000. The amount of the award should generally not exceed the limit specified. Awardees have the option to request a no-cost extension for up to an additional 12-months with sufficient justification. It is expected that DURIP awards will be completed within the initial 12-month period of performance.
It is strongly recommended that Applicants communicate with the technical program officers at the agency(ies) they are submitting to. Depending on the results of the proposal evaluation, there is no guarantee that any of the proposals submitted will be recommended for funding. On the other hand, more than one proposal may be recommended for funding in a specific technical area.
Each administering agency will make grant awards to fund the purchase of research equipment or instrumentation costing $50,000 to $3,000,000 that cannot typically be purchased within the budgets of single-investigator awards. We refer to this as major equipment or instrumentation for the remainder of the announcement. We generally cannot make any individual award that exceeds more than $3,000,000 in DoD funding unless your proposal qualifies for one of the two exceptions listed in section B.3.b Amount of Requested DoD Funding. NOTE: AFOSR will not consider any request for exception above $7,000,000.
Awards:
Typical funding per grant is $50,000 to $3,000,000
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
You may submit a single DURIP proposal to more than one administering agency; however, only one administering agency will fund it, if selected. There is no limit on the total number of different proposals you can submit.
Letter of Intent:
Please contact the program director
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s):
Pre-proposal inquiries and questions must be submitted not later than Friday, 11 April, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
